Espeon #62
Pokemon Japanese Terastal Festival · #062 · Dec 2024
Maybe — Proceed with Caution
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$1.96
Expected Value
$-0.32
Net Profit
$0.03
Gem Rate
89.0%
ROI
+0%
Sales / Yr
119
Negative expected value ($-0.32) — while a PSA 10 would be profitable, the probability-weighted outcome across all grades means you lose money on average at this grading tier. PSA 10 profit of $0.03 is thin — grading fees and selling costs eat most of the margin.
Best Tier for Flipping
Factors in grading cost, turnaround time, and compounding — how fast you can reinvest profits into the next flip.
Profitability by Grading Company
Shows the best-value tier from each grading company based on EV, cost, and turnaround. Pop = total graded population; 10s = grade 10 count.
Price by Grade
Raw
$1.96
BGS 10
$64.00
PSA 10
$49.00
SGC 10
$29.00
CGC 10
$16.99
BGS 9.5
$16.00
9
$15.96
8
$6.50
89.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
209 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 88.0%
Grade Distribution (5,637 total graded)
5,637Total
PSA 105,00988.9%
PSA 95169.2%
PSA 8801.4%
PSA 7200.4%
Below 7120.2%